That’s the title of an article at The Science of Relationships. The article itself covers a few different topics related to this theme, but the thing that struck me was a recognition by secular professionals that a lack of chastity (not the way they put it, of course, but still) is bad for relationships. To put it in their language, the longer a couple delays the onset of sexual activity, the more likely the relationship will be long lasting and... Read more
Ah, Garry Wills. My favorite professorial poseur and religious rebel-without-a clue. He’s back with a new argument for using books as kindling in the form of a doorstop titled, Why Priests? A Failed Tradition. Stephen Colbert has some fun with him on the topic the other day and does a fairly good job responding (although he doesn’t challenge Wills demonstrably false assertion that Augustine didn’t support the priesthood.) Take a look. I really have to wonder what anyone sees in... Read more
I came across this article that summarizes recent developments in positive psychology research into a list of 21 habits happy people cultivate. Taken individually, each item has been shown to empirically boost our baseline happiness level a bit. But as I looked at the list, it occurred to me what a powerful effect cultivating even a handful of these habits into one’s everyday life would have. They are all so simple. Most interesting to me is the consistent finding that the happiest... Read more
I’ve been seeing a lot about FixtheFamily.com, a new website that purports to offer a Catholic vision of family life as a corrective to the alternatives the world has to offer. It’s been making a splash in both Catholic and secular circles, generating spirited conversations on Catholic blogs as well as secular feminist sites like Jezebel. It is clear to me that the founders of the site have a deep love for the Church and for family life and that they mean to... Read more
Sex addiction statistics show that 25 million Americans visit cyber-sex sites between 1-10 hours per week. Another 4.7 million in excess of 11 hours per week. (MSNBC/Stanford/Duquesne Study, Washington Times, 1/26/2000). According to Datamonitor, over half of all spending on the Internet is related to sexual activity, with 30 million people logging on at pornographic Web sites daily. According to some estimates, sex addiction affects about 3-5% of Americans, but that number is also considered to be hopelessly low because... Read more
Ever wonder why breakups feel like your heart is going to burst out of your chest? It turns out that’s not far from the truth. If you need help healing a broken heart, contact the Pastoral Solutions Institute to learn more about how you can work with a faithful, professional, Catholic counselor through the Pastoral Solutions Institute’s Tele-counseling Practice. Call today at 740-266-6461 to make an appointment. Read more
For someone who’d just gotten out of a psychiatric hospital for being actively suicidal, among other things, that was a heck of a random act of kindness. I have a friend who keeps trying to get me to maintain a gratitude list. When you are that far down in the abyss, it’s hard to find anything to be grateful for. And it’s hard to imagine that there are people who are genuinely kind. They may be hard to find sometimes,... Read more
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A study from the Journal of Affective Disorders found some surprising results about faith and therapy… “Patients who had higher levels of belief in God demonstrated more effects of treatment,” said the study’s lead author, David H. Rosmarin, a psychologist at McLean Hospital and director of the Center for Anxiety in New York. “They seemed to get more bang for their buck, so to speak.” One possible reason for this, he said, is that “patients who had more faith in... Read more
(H/T Attachment Explained) For more information on how your attachment style affects your relationships. Check out this article from the Science of Relationships. Read more
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